3/12/2013 10:33:00 PM | Women's Basketball
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HARTFORD, Conn. -Â After averaging 24 points and 10.5 rebounds in leading No. 22 Syracuse to its first BIG EAST Championship semifinal appearance in 11 years, senior Kayla Alexander was named to the All-Tournament Team following Tuesday's title game.
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Joining Alexander on the All-Tournament Team were Notre Dame's Skylar Diggins and Jewel Loyd, and Connecticut's Stefanie Dolson and Breanna Stewart. The Fighting Irish's Kayla McBride was named Most Outstanding Player after they defeated the Huskies in the title game, 61-59.
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Alexander tied her career-high and set a Syracuse BIG EAST Tournament record with 34 points, leading the third-seeded Orange to a 61-56 victory over sixth-seeded Villanova in the quarterfinals on Sunday. The Milton, Ontario native shot 15-of-23 from the floor and grabbed a game-high 15 rebounds.
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In the semifinals vs. second-seed UConn, Alexander scored a team-high 14 points and hauled in six boards, also leading the team, in a 64-51 loss. With two free throws late in the game, she became the first player in program history and the third active BIG EAST player to surpass 2,000 career points, finishing the game with 2,001.
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The Orange (24-7) awaits the 2013 NCAA Selection Show on Monday, March 18 at 7 p.m. on ESPN.
HARTFORD, Conn. -Â After averaging 24 points and 10.5 rebounds in leading No. 22 Syracuse to its first BIG EAST Championship semifinal appearance in 11 years, senior Kayla Alexander was named to the All-Tournament Team following Tuesday's title game.
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Joining Alexander on the All-Tournament Team were Notre Dame's Skylar Diggins and Jewel Loyd, and Connecticut's Stefanie Dolson and Breanna Stewart. The Fighting Irish's Kayla McBride was named Most Outstanding Player after they defeated the Huskies in the title game, 61-59.
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Alexander tied her career-high and set a Syracuse BIG EAST Tournament record with 34 points, leading the third-seeded Orange to a 61-56 victory over sixth-seeded Villanova in the quarterfinals on Sunday. The Milton, Ontario native shot 15-of-23 from the floor and grabbed a game-high 15 rebounds.
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In the semifinals vs. second-seed UConn, Alexander scored a team-high 14 points and hauled in six boards, also leading the team, in a 64-51 loss. With two free throws late in the game, she became the first player in program history and the third active BIG EAST player to surpass 2,000 career points, finishing the game with 2,001.
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The Orange (24-7) awaits the 2013 NCAA Selection Show on Monday, March 18 at 7 p.m. on ESPN.
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